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Budhi Kunderan
Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderan
Born: 2 October 1939, Mulki, Karnataka
Major Teams: Railways, Mysore, Scotland, India.
Known As: Budhi Kunderan
Also Known As: changed name from Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderam in 1964
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Test Debut: India v Australia at Bombay, 3rd Test, 1959/60
Last Test: India v England at Birmingham, 3rd Test, 1967
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 18 34 4 981 192 32.70 2 3 23 7
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 4 0 13 0 - - 0 0 - 3.25
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1959/60 - 1969/70)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 129 217 20 5708 205 28.97 12 175 86
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 160 3 53.33 2-15 0 0
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1975/76 - 1982)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 6 6 1 49 16 9.80 0 0 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Budhi Kunderan struck the ball with a natural swing of the bat that
epitomised the man's flair for adventure. His skills as a wicketkeeper
led him to be picked for India and he also opened the bowling for
India in a Test in England in 1967 when Indian pace bowling talent was
at its skimpiest. But while he played many parts in his time,
Kunderan's batting was his defining quality. Debuting in Test cricket
against Australia in 1959-60 without having played a single first
class match, Kunderan displayed a carefree approach that betrayed
little feeling for the pressures at this level. Batting, by his own
admission, as though it was the Kanga League, he slashed at everything
outside off stump to compile 71 in his second Test. In the same
season, he went on to pound a double century on his Ranji debut for
Railways.
Over the next few years Kunderan and Engineer would play a
game of musical chairs for the keeper's slot. Against England in
1963-64, Kunderan became the first keeper in history to pass 500 runs
for a Test series, with his 192 at Madras, an uncomplicated exhibition
of raw exuberance. It is still the highest Test score by an Indian
stumper and was accompanied by six dismissals behind the sticks.
Nevertheless he was dropped for the home series against Australia
ostensibly because his keeping was not adequate enough. Recalled to
take on the visiting Caribbeans in 1966-67, Kunderan carved a slapdash 79 in 92 minutes at No.9 in Bombay but was again fired in
the midst of the series. Although he made two more appearances since
as a specialist opener, Kunderan was never made to feel wanted and it
came as no surprise when he later emigrated to the UK. (Sankhya Krishnan)
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